Bug 180641

Summary:	Alt + Shift + Tab does not work to switch applications in backward direction
Product:	[Plasma] kwin	Reporter:	Karel Kozlík <kozlik>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Unassigned bugs mailing-list <unassigned-bugs>
Status:	RESOLVED INTENTIONAL
Severity:	normal	CC:	kollix, wezen
Priority:	NOR
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Ubuntu
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:

Description Karel Kozlík 2009-01-14 12:10:36 UTC

Version:            (using KDE 4.1.3)
OS:                Linux
Installed from:    Ubuntu Packages

I am using the default shortcut settings for application switching:

Alt + Tab for application switch and
Alt + Shift + Tab for application switch in backward direction

I also set shortcut Alt + Shift for keyboard layout switching.


Now the Alt+Tab works correctly, but Alt+Shift+Tab works in same way as Alt+Tab - it switching applications in same direction.

When I set shortcut for keyboard layout switching to something else than Alt+Shift, then the Alt+Shift+Tab works perfectly.


I experienced this problem in KDE 4.1.2, 4.1.3 and 4.2.0RC1 (I did not used previous versions of KDE)

Comment 1 La Wezen 2009-02-01 18:41:31 UTC

Also Shift+Tab doest`t work properly in YaST (text mode). I can navigate forward with Tab key but can`t navigate backward with Shift+Tab.

KDE 4.1.2, 4.1.3, 4.2.0

Comment 2 Martin Flöser 2009-05-25 10:31:13 UTC

I think there is hardly anything that can be done. You have two conflicting shortcuts. The keyboard layout uses setxkbmap to get the shortcut, so that interferes.

Comment 3 Martin Koller 2009-07-31 00:26:27 UTC

same shortcut for different things will not work. closing.